She left her job on Wall Street about six years ago to pursue her "dream" and teach kids.

I was so nervous that the butterflies in my stomach were more like pigeons flying around my insides

He kept his head way down to hide his face.

He thought she'd look like Miss Fowl from Jimmy Neutron: an old lady with a big bun on top of her head.

I try to avoid blocks where there are lots of kids roaming around. On our block, everybody knows me and I know everybody.

Because people treated Auggie's condition as something contagious.

Because he knew exactly where to go and didn't have to look up once.

Who's your favorite character? "What about Darth Sidious?" "Do you like him?" This character has a deformed face.

He said "What's up?" and sat beside Auggie.

Charlotte gave him her little wave.

He just got Battleground Mystic and a Ping-Pong table this summer.

Mom was now the one saying I shouldn't go and Dad was saying I should. Dad had told me he was really proud of how I'd handled myself with Julian.

Julian didn't say hello.